nitrogen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The chemical element with an atomic number of 7 and atomic weight of 14.0067. It is a colorless and odorless gas.
Molecular nitrogen (diatomic nitrogen), N₂, a colorless, odorless gas at room temperature, which constitutes most of air (78% of it).
A specific nitrogen atom within a chemical formula, or a specific isotope of nitrogen.

Pronunciation

nī′trə-jən /ˈnaɪ.tɹə.d͡ʒən/ [ˈnɐɪ.t͡ʃʰɹə.d͡ʒən] En-us-nitrogen.ogg /ˈnʌɪ.tɹə.d͡ʒən/ /ˈnɑɪ.tɹə.d͡ʒən/ /ˈnəi.tɹə.d͡ʒən/ /ˈnaj.ʈɾo.d͡ʒen/

Word forms

nitrogen nitrogens

Etymology

Borrowed from French nitrogène (coined by French chemist and physician Jean-Antoine Chaptal in 1790). By surface analysis, nitro- + -gen. See also niter.

Synonyms

azote E941 when used as a packaging gas propellant dinitrogen

Related words

niter nitre nitrate nitric nitride nitrification nitrify nitrite nitr- nitro- nitrous aqua fortis aqua regia laughing gas saltpeter saltpetre mul:N mul:N₂

Derived words

antinitrogen carbon-nitrogen cycle carbon-nitrogen-oxygen cycle dinitrogen hydronitrogen lean nitrogen oxide trap liquid nitrogen multinitrogen nitragin nitrian nitrogen-13 nitrogen-14 nitrogen-15 nitrogenase nitrogenate nitrogen balance nitrogen cycle nitrogen dioxide nitrogen fixation nitrogen fixer nitrogen fixing nitrogen-fixing nitrogenic nitrogen ice nitrogeniferous nitrogen inversion nitrogenise nitrogenize nitrogenization nitrogenless nitrogenlike nitrogen monoxide nitrogen mustard nitrogen narcosis nitrogenous nitrogen oxide nitrogen pentoxide nitrogen tetroxide nitrogen tribromide nitrogen trichloride nitrogen trifluoride nitrogen triiodide nitrophilous nitrox nonnitrogen organonitrogen polynitrogen radionitrogen

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